Tootsie
1982 · directed by Sydney Pollack
- Rating
- 89/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- AFI 100
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Tootsie (1982), directed by Sydney Pollack, rates 89/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman
- Jessica Lange
- Teri Garr
- Dabney Coleman
- Charles Durning
- Bill Murray
- Sydney Pollack
- George Gaynes
- Geena Davis
- Doris Belack
Crew
- Owen Roizman — Director of Photography
- Fredric Steinkamp — Editor
- William Steinkamp — Editor
- Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
- Elaine May — Screenplay
- Larry Gelbart — Screenplay
- Murray Schisgal — Screenplay
More from Sydney Pollack
- Amazing Grace (2018) — 82/100 · hit
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972) — 78/100
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) — 77/100
- Three Days of the Condor (1975) — 74/100
- Out of Africa (1985) — 73/100
- The Slender Thread (1965) — 71/100
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